lupper

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
14
Letters
6

Definition of lupper

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (Polari, plural-normally)A finger.
    “Order lau your luppers on the strillers bona.”
    “What about your luppers? They size ten too?”
    “'I'd be careful where you put your luppers, darling,' said Albert Slater. His right hand was tucked inside the silken folds of the dressing gown. Gun or knife? wondered Hanlon.”
See all 2 definitions

noun

  1. (Polari, plural-normally)A finger.
    “Order lau your luppers on the strillers bona.”
    “What about your luppers? They size ten too?”
    “'I'd be careful where you put your luppers, darling,' said Albert Slater. His right hand was tucked inside the silken folds of the dressing gown. Gun or knife? wondered Hanlon.”
  2. (countable, humorous, slang, uncountable)A meal or snack eaten between the normal times for lunch and supper.
    “Working a 12:30 pm. to 9:00 pm. work shift raises the question: How can you tell the difference between the meals “linner” and “lupper?” Well, “linner” is closer to the normal lunch hour, and “lupper” is closer to supper.”
    ““It's not lunch time or dinner time,” she said. It was almost four o'clock. “Have you eaten lunch?” She shook her head no. “Do you have plans for dinner?” Again. No. “Good. We'll have lupper.” “Lupper?” “Lunch and supper. […]”
    “All I wanted to do was get out of my wet clothes, catch a little lupper and get some much-needed rest. In case you don't know what lupper is, it's the same thing as brunch only later in the day. Lunch and supper combined equals lupper.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

Apparently from Yiddish לאַפּע (lape)

Find your best play with lupper

See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes lupper, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.